[Chaos-l] Astronomy Day is still April 24th (THIS Saturday)

[Jon Stewart-Taylor]

Hi all.  Not to late to spread the word about Astronomy Day at Little  
River Park THIS Saturday, 3:30 'til 9:30.

Spread the word to neighbors and friends.  Just as a what-the-heck, i  
sent an e-mail with the info to the local AM radio (WCHL), and they  
called me an hour later for an over-the-phone interview.  So, send the  
info to anybody you can think of.  Oh, and if somebody asks for an  
interview, be more coherent than i was.

J.

The Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observing Society (CHAOS), Little  
River Park, and the Triangle astronomy community invite everyone to  
celebrate Astronomy Day on April 24th 2010 from 3:30 - 9:30 on the  
grounds of the park off Guess Road north of Durham.

The daytime activities start at 3:30 pm, rain or shine, and continue  
'til dusk.  The NC Museum of Natural Sciences will bring some of the  
Animals of the Constellations.  Kids can make a pocket solar system to  
take home. The Raleigh Astronomy Club will be holding telescope  
clinics to help you learn to setup and use that telescope hanging  
around your house.   CHAOS will present a scale model of the solar  
system, safe solar observing, musical astronomy, and information on  
light pollution and buying telescopes.  We'll give away some copies of  
the "On the Shoulders of Giants" CD donated by The Chromatics on the  
hour from 4:00 'til 7:00, and stickers and bookmarks from NASA all day.

The evening observing session  depends on the weather. If the skies  
are clear, we'll hold a Constellation Tour at 8:30 and 9:00.  People  
are welcome to bring their own binoculars and telescopes, and we'll be  
happy to answer questions and try to help you get the most out of your  
equipment. If you don't have your own equipment, we're looking forward  
to sharing. In addition to Constellation Tours, we'll be pointing  
'scopes at the Moon, Mars, Saturn, double stars, and star clusters.

For more information, including a map and links to parks web page,  
visit http://www.rtpnet.org/chaos/AstroDay.html
CHAOS is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.

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